The Death of Vazir Mukhtar 1969 Directed by Vladimir Retsepter , Roza Sirota Смерть Вазир-Мухтара

A television play chronicling the lead-up to the assassination of diplomat and playwright Alexander Griboyedov, dubbed “vazir mukhtar” in his position as Russia's ambassador to Tehran.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Drama , History , TV Movie
Production Company Leningrad Television
Release Date 18 February 1969
160 mins
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Vladimir Retsepter Alexander Griboyedov
Sergei Yursky Alexander Pushkin
Vladislav Strzhelchik Pyotr Chaadayev
Nikolai Korn Alexey Yermolov
Nikolay Trofimov Faddey Bulgarin
Natalya Tenyakova Lenhen Bulgarina
Galina Mikryukova Nina Chavchavadze, Griboyedov's wife
Vadim Medvedev Nicholas I
Vladimir Tatosov Count Nesselrode
Boris Ryzhukhin Konstantin Rodofinikin
Vladimir Kozlov Sashka Gribov, Griboyedov's servant
Sergey Dreyden Osip Senkovsky
Vladimir Zamanskiy Ivan Maltsev
Grigoriy Gay Dr. Adelung
Oleg Basilashvili Ivan Burtsev
Pavel Pankov General Sipyagin
Izil Zabludovskiy Aleksandr Berstel
Yevgeni Lebedev Count Paskevich
Nina Skomorokhova Katya Teleshova
Valeri Karavayev Nil Kozhevnikov
Inessa Kirillova Countess Yeliza
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